We forget who we’ve hurt along the way and reach out for a strange hand to hold; someone strong but not bold enough to tear down the wall.
Here and Heaven - Goat Rodeo Sessions
Can I note that Stuart Duncan (fiddle, banjo, mandolin) cannot read music and he learns all of his parts by ear. I mean, come on.
sometimes i forget “attaboy” is a piece that exists
and then i listen to it again
Edgar Meyer, Stuart Duncan, Chris Thile, and Yo Yo Ma play three songs from The Goat Rodeo Sessions as a part of NPR’s Tiny Desk concert series
Yo-Yo Ma plays Saint-Saens’ “The Swan”
Barack Obama and the 2011 Kennedy Center Honorees.
WHY ARE YOU PERFECT?
Yo Yo Ma playing Saint-Saens’ devastatingly beautiful “The Swan”
Meryl Streep and Yo Yo Ma performing together at the 2011 US/China Forum
This was the session featured on Yo Yo Ma’s tribute at The Kennedy Center Honors tonight. It’s Edgar Meyer on Bass, Yo Yo Ma on Cello, Stuart Duncan on Banjo, Chris Thile on Mandolin and Vocals, and Aoife O’Donovan on Vocals. The song is “Here and Heaven.”
Edgar Meyer, Chris Thile, Stuart Duncan, and the Silk Road Ensemble just tore it up. And now John Williams???
They’re honoring Meryl Streep, Sonny Rollins, and Yo Yo Ma. Why would I miss this?
